Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-15

Jackson county. and has resided there all
her life. She was fifty three years of age.
Mr.. Mary Jelfers, one OF the Oldest resi-.
dents in East Saginaw, died recently, aged
,G She was the mother of Michael Jeffers
the large real estate owner in East Sagi,
nav, and was known throughout the
state.
Chas. II. Palmer, "A prominent resident
Of Michigan died NJ his home in Pontiac
a few days ago Mr. Palmer was one
the first regents Of the university, and in
early lie was "a prominent teacher in the
state.
Prohibition leaders in Detroit have adj
vertisei for the name Of every person in
that city who voted for the u m ndment'
and propose to unear tn some Of the fraud
which, they claim, defeated the amend
ment
/ A. T. Tucker prominent farmer living
near Coldwater quarreled with Leroy
Sellick over n fence and shot at Leroy
with revolver. Tucker is under arrest
charged with assault with intent TO COM
NIT murder
/ At preliminary meeting to organize
building ana loan association at Alma, 201
shares were subscribed. oil hand, and the
association Will be on it, feet under the
new state law by May /. There will be
not less than 800 shares
The saloon keepers OF Marquette, forty
in number, have had meeting and given
"A pledge to Mayor hester strictly to OBJ
serve the Sunday closing during his term
They promise 10 make il hot for any OF
their numl err who fails 10 keep The pledge
Michael Caliaghan and Dennis Trombley
of Cheboygan, must stand trial for giving
a loaded cigar o. Samuel Chess as an April
fool joke. Samuel lost one eye by the
explosion, and had his face badly dis
figured and was otherwise manned FOR
life.
Orvil Fenton of Middleville had one leg
crushed, the other badly laceratel, in a
rolling mill on election day. He in ,ted
upon icing taken TO the polls efore he NJ
taken home. His wishes were granted, and
he voted for the amendment. He j. badly
hurt
The rumor prevails that an invest igation
into the ALLEGED frauds in the late election
in Detroit will be att mpted on behalf OF
the prohibitionists. They claim that suili-
cient Irregularities occurred in that city
alone to change the result OF tie amend
ment.
II is reported that in those portions of
the state where a sandy soil pre- dominate
the ground mole has been raising cain
with young fruit trees the long hard win
ter having forced him TO relinquish all
decency and suhsist largely upon the roots
OF the tender paintings
The peppermint industry, which h
grown TO such large proportions in 1t
Joseph county. is spreading into Hranch.
the first inroad being reported from the
northwe corner where n still or two will
be put in operation and considera le
area devote to the husines tbs $3.50.
+ ora Brown aged IT, is waiting tr a Il
East Saginaw charged with having sto en-
iewery TO thu amount of 800 from the
Atlantic house. In court she tod a pitt
full story saving that fearing he would
lac thrown IN the street she stole articles
to avoid being driven to more erious
crime.
Miss Burbank of Cooper town hip Kala-
mazoo county has begun suit against the
Lake Shore railroad. claiming SCOOP dam
a.es for injuries ,eived in disembarll
ing fr m train last September. Miss Bur
bank asserts that the n cldent resulted
from the ne igencc of the ia lroal com
pany's employees
Fully % in he's o. snow fell in Hancock
and vicinity on the ID inst. The Mineral
raj road trains were blockalei for the
first time in many years, and the streets
were so blockaded that it was only posi-
shoes n the same day over three feet Of
snow fell in cgaunee.
Mr.. Mary Bolster reict OF the late
VIM H. Bolster. proprietor OF the Bolst
house. Coldwater. died the other morning
Of con umption, aged Il years This makes
the third delth in the large hotels OF Cod
water within twenty five days w. +.
Clark Of tn Arlington, aud 7. l.. Warren
of the Southern Michigan, being the 9th r
two.
Several fires have occurred in the vicin-
ity OF Morenci, which are believed TO have
been the work of an incendiary. \ local
tough named Frank Ackley has been ar
rested on suspicion Of being the arsonist
When arrested Ackley had on clothes
known TO have been in one house and his
motive j. believed t. be theft to raise
means TO get married.
Judge John +. Woods, formerly OF Mchi
gan, who was for many years connected
with the Unit a states Indian service and
private secretary 10 Col. j. W. Clark, in
charge Of the Colorado Indian service in
Arizona, fell dead in the street in Casey,
H. the other day. He was only ~ years
old, and apparently in perfect health up to
the moment OF his death.
James Hawkins, baggageman on the
Michigan Central railroad, was the other
night found dead in the baggage car
when the train arrived at Marshall. At
Jackson he was seen at his post and moth
ing unusal was noticed in his condition
IL was decided that death resulted from
heart disease or apoplexy. The body was
sent TO friends at Ann Arbor.
The mutual building and loan association
Of Saginaw county has been organized in
the Saginaws. with headquarters at East
Saginaw, with capital of 100000